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Review: Shades of Black 1: In Darkness Cast by Jonathan Shuerger

In Darkness Cast by Jonathan Shuerger

Author Jonathan Shuerger drops a fantasy bombshell of epic proportions with In Darkness Cast, the first book in the Shades of Black series. Armed with a spiraling, action-driven plot, wickedly entertaining characters and bloodthirsty prose, this ambitious novel hums with sinister intent.

Throughout the novel, the author explores traditional fantasy themes of the hero’s journey, painful self-revelation, as well as the changing faces of friend and foe alike. The immersive nature of the writing and the impossibly high stakes of the story make it impossible to put this book down in the middle of a chapter.

The relationship between […]

2021-01-25T03:33:39+02:00January 6th, 2021|Categories: Book Excerpt|Tags: |

Review: Demon Heart by David Crane

Demon Heart by David Crane

Thrillers set in far-flung locales hold extra appeal for those readers looking for an exciting escape, and the exotic, unbelievable nature of Demon Heart, a new novel by David Crane, certainly fits that bill. Similar to the author’s earlier work, this novel is an intense, chaotic and brilliantly executed story that dances on the edge of reality.

Naoko Kitamura is a rough-around-the-edges cop on the streets of Osaka with a dark family secret. A creature of Japanese tradition and mythology, she is a demon hybrid, capable of unleashing incredible powers when she needs to. However, she is also half-human, […]

2019-01-09T10:49:12+02:00November 14th, 2018|Categories: Book Excerpt|Tags: , |

Review: Identity (Salinor the Beginnings Book 2) by Samuel Alexander

★★★★ Identity (Salinor the Beginnings Book 2) by Samuel Alexander

The world of Salinor is one of magic and lies, and as one unravels, so does the other. With the reverberations of the War of Beginning felt in every corner of the world, heroes must rise to meet the new dawn to come…

Identity by Samuel Alexander is the second book of the Salinor the Beginnings trilogy, and follows on successfully from the debut title, Revelations. Like the first book in the series, Identity boasts an engaging and creative fantasy world with a focus on characters and the peoples as the world begins to change.

The mystical aspects […]

2017-12-21T12:04:23+02:00November 17th, 2017|Categories: Book Excerpt|Tags: |

Preface from “Why Zarmina Sings” by Thérèse Ayla Kravetz

Why Zarmina Sings: 18 Steps to Live and Learn Beyond AnxietyShe was always looking for permission. Permission to move. Permission to speak. Permission to be.

She walked on eggshells, sat in the end of the front row by the window, headscarf tightly tied around her neck. She wore a flannel shirt and jeans, and seldom spoke, though always attentive. If she raised her hand, it crimped close to her body and a sweet soft voice sprang from her.

“Good afternoon,” I’d say. A quiet head nod was her only response. Her English was elementary, but she had a gentle smile for me and all her classmates.

Zarmina was a short, […]

2016-06-22T02:00:41+02:00June 7th, 2016|Categories: Book Excerpt|

Book Excerpt: Restless Spirits by Jean Marie Bauhaus

Restless Spirits by Jean Marie Bauhaus[Below is an excerpt from Restless Spirits by Jean Marie Bauhaus.]

The stairs took a left turn at the top and let out into a long, empty hallway. I paused to calm myself down. I didn’t know who this kid was, but if it was me, I wouldn’t be too eager to show myself to a pissed off ghost hellbent on kicking some ass to get some answers. “Hey, kiddo,” I called, forcing as much sweetness as I could muster into my tone, “why don’t you come on out? Aunt Veronica just wants to ask you some questions.” I pushed […]

2014-04-22T13:24:03+02:00April 22nd, 2014|Categories: Book Excerpt|

Excerpt: Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer

BobBob Wacszowski, Necromancer is the harrowing and hilarious tale of a regular guy who stumbles across an ancient tome of Atlantean necromancy and decides to make full use of his new powers for good, despite the world’s increasingly negative reaction to his expanding army of skeletal minions.

On his way home from being broken up with by his girlfriend Anna for the nth time, mild-mannered, unemployed janitor Bob Wacszowski stumbles into an underground chamber where he finds a huge leathery codex of ancient death magic. After he and his best friend Tony use it to animate and command a graveyard […]

2017-03-24T06:46:53+02:00January 24th, 2014|Categories: Book Excerpt|

Excerpt: Stockholm : The Girl At The Bar by Kian Kaul

stockholmIn this scene, Anakin Carver is wandering through a social-rebranding party at an art gallery in the city. Previously in “Stockholm”, Carver returns to Los Angeles, where he now works as an advertising creative, having recovered from his disastrous unemployment “holiday” back home in San Francisco.

The room was dotted with paintings and prints roughly the size of an A4 sheet of paper. Most pieces seemed to feature a curved pipe design that seemed oddly familiar. The walls were already massively white and further bleached by harsh white spots, while the inner gallery was murky with soft overhead lamps. A […]

2014-01-20T11:40:54+02:00January 20th, 2014|Categories: Book Excerpt|

Excerpt: Blood For Love by Chris M. Finkelstein

The book covers a few categories, such as thrillers, suspense, with action. It’s a combo of fantasy/adventure, with science fiction coming into play in the fourth book. It is a mix. This is the story of Jan, a clairvoyantly-gifted male D’otian living on a violent, predatory planet. His mother Martha is part of a love-preservation network — outlawed by a world in which love is punished by DeathBT.

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Chapter One: Martha’s Having a Baby

The underground room was larger than it needed to be. It was four stories down from the hospital top floor, […]

2014-01-19T22:33:15+02:00January 19th, 2014|Categories: Book Excerpt|
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